
Spade was more recently the designer of the Frances Valentine label. Kate Spade fell into a deep depression days before hanging herself because her husband who had moved out of their Park Avenue home sought a divorce, according to a report. The couple launched Kate Spade Handbags in 1993, but sold their stake in the brand to Neiman Marcus in 2006 (as of 2018, it's owned by Coach Inc.). The couple later lived together in New York, where Spade worked at the fashion magazine Mademoiselle - and where she reportedly first got the idea for her namesake handbag brand. Designer Kate Spade suffered from depression and anxiety before her death, her husband confirmed heres how the conditions can lead to suicide J.Mazziotta2334 By Julie Mazziotta J.

Spade met her husband while while working at a clothing store in Phoenix, Arizona, where they went to college. The American fashion designer and businesswoman was 55 years old, and is survived by her husband Andy, and their 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade. Officials on the scene also told The Associated Press Spade is believed to have left a suicide note, though the contents thereof are unconfirmed. Per The New York Times, Spade was found in her bedroom "unresponsive," having hanged herself.

According to reports, she was found by her housekeeper at her home on Park Avenue. Fashion and lifestyle designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan residence of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning, sources told CBS News.
